The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-27
T0-DAY'S ELECTION.
SOME VALUABLE "PolNrEnsys
as 10 THO LAW Whfu etcs-Aue
2 Haze Tricks Of Desperate Candidates.
Necessity Ut Care on tho Part OF
Voters to Avoid 1,elnE D%sfraudsd.

local election has been regarded with tho
general aud intense interest which centres
in the vote to-day. A Mayor, City Clerk,
City Sergeant, Wharimasser and members
Of the two branches Ct the City Council
are to DO chosen, and 30 warm has been
tho tlght.ior all these positions that people
interested In tho welfare Of the city await
tho result with an anxiety equal t, that
usually felt In a Presidential election.
Were the contest between the Re-
publican and Democratic nominees the
matter would DO very simple and easily
settled. But a third ticket has been placed
In tho field. Every voter who would pre-.
fer the election OF Capt. DovsEsr %
Mayor To that Of @. W. .Soabright, and
the election Of Thomas D. Bennett 90 City
Sergeant to that Of Porter Smith, who yet
allows himself to be persuaded to vote for
Mr.. Clouston for Mayor and Mr.. Jackson
for Sergeant, really casts his ballot in
favor OF those two men whose election he
considers least to be desired. There Is no
lisguislng this fact. II Cbajes W. Sea.
bright Ia elevated to the important posi-
ton Of Mayor, or Porter Smith retained
in that Of City Sergeant, those who cup.
port the so.called "Citixsns' Ticket" will
DO responsible for that result. A good
citizen will weigh the situation we'll be.
fore he will contribute to such a state oil
affairs. q llIlIlGa I hnHj. l1gk9 4
%rA1sEuooDs AND TRlcKs.' '"'S
The vote for Councilman Is important.
A certain element In city politics 10 max.
Ing It's death fight. Among the curious
epectaclee OF the campaign is that. Of the
.Citizens" Committee, professedly work.
ing for. morality and reform, p%romulgalinq
and circulating tickets bearing the names
OF such nominees for Council as Frank
Healy and William Haudian. Anothe,
spectacle ID that Of bogus tickets, Those
who desire to votethe Republican, ticket
nhould see that the name of B. B
Dovener is on it for Mayor, Frank ",
Bowers for City Clerk and Thomas D.
Bennett for City Sergeant. Any ticket
purporting to BIO a Republican ticket hay.
ing other names than these on them are
fraudulent. pl E7elPkE
A special effort is being made In the
Second ward to defeat Mr.. @. R. Tracy,
This is easily Understood. Mr.. Tracy has
stood up manfully for the interests OF the
city, and against the gang that desires ia
dominate city politics for their, " selfsb
ends. He has fought corruption fearlessly,
and has naturally won the enmity OF csr.
tain men. These men are opposing him
without ecruple as to the methods they
employ: aaaLiaEha 1yg y 20,
The Register yesterday printed a Tissue
Of misstatementa intended to iinjure the
prospects OF Capt. Bennett. There is not
grain Of truth in the publication.
Doubtless this morning they will print
even viler SANDERS. All such statements
reserved till 90 late a day can: be set down
as canards which have not been given
publicity heretofore because they will not
bear the light Of truth.
The voters Of the Sixth ward should
bear in mind that the William Handlan
who is the Democratic candidate for the
First Branch Of Council from that ward,
Is not Sheriff Handlan, but the one OF that
name who runs the Grand Central varis.
ties and the Arlington saloon. He is the
same one who last May had some trouble
in securing a license from Council to run
9 saloon, because OF the fact that his plsce
had been made a resort for fast women.
IN THE THIRD WARD.
In the third ward a particularly strong
fight has been made by the Democracyto
elect Capt. Aug. Rolf to the First Branch
over W. H. Haller, tho Republican nomi.
nee for the position, who has served in a
most able manner in the position for the
past four years; and also to elect Mr.,
S.ifel to the Second Branch oyer Col,
George B. CALDWELL What any Rspub.
lican wants to vote against Colonel Cald.
well, or Mr.EHaller, or any Of the other
nomineea for is something hard to con.
ceive. Captain Rolls case is: atpeculiar
one; be is being supported by a faction OF
the Democracy that 8 short time since
was roundly abusing him for, resigning
from the Board Of Gas Trustees because
the controlling faction insisted on George
He'll being Secretary Of the Board over
that sterling Democrat, Hon. BIOL.
Butcher.
WARD BOUNDARIES.
The voters should be careful to cast
their ballots in the wards in which they,
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